• Dr.Bhosale P.A.

Many species of bivalve molluscs abundantly found in Indian waters can sustainregularly & very productive Fisheries in India. Particularly in Maharashtra state. Indiocious Corbicula Striatellathe gonads commonly occur among the intestinalloops in the base of the foot. Several environmental factors such as temperature, lunarperiodicity, depth, mechanical factor light intensity, genetic & hormonal control. Thematuration of gonads is also dependent on the richness of food supply which dependson climate. Generally the reproductive cycle of bivalve mollouscan populationincludes activation, growth and gametogenesis. The gonad tissue were removed andprocessed for preparation of paraffin blocks. Dehydration of gonad was done throughserial grades of ethyl alcohol while xylene was replaced by toluene during theprocess. The tissues were embedded in paraffin was at 580C. The sections of gonadwere cut out 6 – 7 µm thickness. The histological sections of the gonad throughoutthe study revealed that gonad consists of numerous follicles innervated by theconnective tissue and muscles. The amount of connective tissue present was found todepend upon the state of maturity of the gonads.

Corbicula Striatella,Gonads, Histology, Monsoon season .

"VARIATION OFOOCYTESDIAMETER ANDHISTOLOGICALCHANGES IN GONADS OFFRESHWATER BIVALVE CORBICULA STRIATELLADURINGPRE AND POST MONSOON SEASONIN MARATHWADA (M.S.INDIA).", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.449-454, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAO06067.pdf

"VARIATION OFOOCYTESDIAMETER ANDHISTOLOGICALCHANGES IN GONADS OFFRESHWATER BIVALVE CORBICULA STRIATELLADURINGPRE AND POST MONSOON SEASONIN MARATHWADA (M.S.INDIA).", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp449-454, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAO06067.pdf